Conrad Manila
A luxury Conrad hotel in Pasay's Bay City district, combining Manila Bay views, convention facilities, dining, wellness amenities, and direct links to SMX Convention Center Manila.
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Overview
Conrad Manila is a luxury hotel in the Bay City development of Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines. It is the first hotel in the Philippines to operate under Hilton's Conrad Hotels & Resorts brand. The property occupies the upper eight floors of a mixed-use building whose lower levels contain S Maison, an upscale retail complex connected to the broader SM Mall of Asia area. Its location on the Manila Bay waterfront gives the hotel a strong destination identity, while its proximity and direct pedestrian connections to SMX Convention Center Manila support a substantial meetings and events role. The building's architectural concept was inspired by cruise ships moving across Manila Bay. WOW Architects designed the building and its interiors, giving the property a sculptural profile and a maritime visual language suited to its waterfront setting. The hotel was developed by SM Hotels and Conventions Corporation, an SM Investments Corporation subsidiary, under an agreement announced with Hilton Worldwide in March 2013. The original plan called for approximately 350 rooms and a mid-2015 opening, but the project opened later, on June 15, 2016. A formal opening ceremony was scheduled for September of that year. At opening, Conrad Manila had 347 rooms and suites. Its hospitality offer extends beyond accommodation to include multiple restaurants and lounges, a fitness center and spa operating around the clock, an infinity pool, and event spaces. The dining portfolio named in reference material includes China Blue by Jereme Leung, Brasserie on 3, C Lounge, Bru Coffee Bar, and Sails Pool Bar. Meeting and event facilities include the Artpark outdoor venue, the Harrison, Murphy, Roosevelt, and Boardroom event halls, and the Taft and Forbes ballrooms. The two ballrooms provide capacity for approximately 1,000 and 500 guests respectively, with the ballrooms together covering about 2,106 square meters. The hotel's broader mixed-use setting is an important part of its proposition. S Maison occupies the first two floors of the building and opened in June 2017. Designed by the French firm Malherbe around a Pearl of the Orient concept, the retail complex uses shell-like, pearl-inspired, and filtered-light motifs. It contains 69 retail spaces, a three-screen Director's Club Cinema, restaurants, coffee outlets, cultural attractions, galleries, and specialty tenants. The complex is organized around a food-and-retail mix and functions as an upscale extension of the Mall of Asia environment rather than merely as hotel support space. Conrad Manila has also served as a platform for visitor attractions. Lakbay Museo, an interactive museum presenting installations and regional experiences from Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao, opened at S Maison in July 2019 and closed at the site in 2022 before relocating to Ayala Malls Manila Bay. Space & Time Cube+, an immersive art museum with themed installations including sensory games, LED tunnels, and holographic exhibits, began a soft opening in June 2024 and formally opened in July 2024. The property received three awards at the 4th Annual Philippine Property Awards in 2016: Best Hotel Development, Best Hotel Architectural Design, and Best Hotel Interior Design. S Maison later received recognition at the 2017 Prix Versailles World Architecture Awards for interior-space design in the South Asia and Pacific shopping-mall category.
History
Conrad Manila was developed as part of the Bay City waterfront and mixed-use expansion in Pasay, Metro Manila. The project brought Hilton's Conrad Hotels & Resorts brand to the Philippine market for the first time. Its development was led by SM Hotels and Conventions Corporation, a subsidiary of SM Investments Corporation, while Hilton Worldwide was engaged to operate the hotel under the Conrad name. The development agreement was announced on March 7, 2013. Early plans called for a hotel of roughly 350 rooms and targeted an opening in the middle of 2015. The building was designed by WOW Architects, which was also responsible for the interior design. The architectural concept drew on the image of cruise ships passing through Manila Bay, linking the hotel's form and visual identity to its waterfront location. The hotel opened on June 15, 2016, with 347 rooms and suites. A formal opening was planned for September 2016. The property occupies the upper eight floors of its building, while the first two floors are used by S Maison. Below the retail complex is a basement parking level accessible from Ocean Drive and connected to Coral Way. Two direct walkways link the building to SMX Convention Center Manila, supporting the hotel's convention, meetings, and events business. Conrad Manila's facilities at opening included five named restaurants and lounges: China Blue by Jereme Leung, Brasserie on 3, C Lounge, Bru Coffee Bar, and Sails Pool Bar. The property also included an infinity pool, a 24-hour fitness center and spa, the Artpark outdoor venue, four event halls, and two major ballrooms. The Taft Ballroom and Forbes Ballroom were described as accommodating approximately 1,000 and 500 people respectively, with combined ballroom space of about 2,106 square meters. The mixed-use building expanded its public-facing offer with the opening of S Maison in June 2017. The 25,534-square-meter retail complex was designed by Malherbe, a French design firm, using a Pearl of the Orient concept. Its interiors incorporated iridescent shell references, pearl-like seating concepts, filtered light, and clam-inspired decorative elements. S Maison contained 69 retail spaces and a three-screen Director's Club Cinema, alongside dining, coffee, galleries, museums, and specialty attractions. Its tenant mix was described as 43 percent food and 57 percent retail. Several attractions operated within S Maison over time. The Dessert Museum used eight themed rooms focused on sweets and desserts and included a souvenir shop. Lakbay Museo opened on July 12, 2019, presenting 14 experiences based on 11 destinations across the Philippines, together with a shop for regional products. It closed at the S Maison site by the end of July 2022 and later relocated to Ayala Malls Manila Bay, opening there in September 2022. Space & Time Cube+ began a soft opening on June 1, 2024, and formally opened on July 14, 2024, with immersive attractions such as sensory games, LED tunnels, and holographic displays. The property received three awards at the 4th Annual Philippine Property Awards in April 2016: Best Hotel Development, Best Hotel Architectural Design, and Best Hotel Interior Design. In 2017, S Maison received recognition at the Prix Versailles World Architecture Awards at UNESCO headquarters in Paris for its interior-space design in the South Asia and Pacific shopping-mall category. Conrad Manila's development and subsequent programming therefore combine luxury accommodation, convention infrastructure, destination dining, retail, and cultural or immersive attractions within one waterfront complex.
- 2024
Space & Time Cube+ opens
[1]The immersive art attraction soft-opened in June and officially opened in July at S Maison.
- 2022
Lakbay Museo relocates
[1]The attraction closed at S Maison and later reopened at Ayala Malls Manila Bay.
- 2019
Lakbay Museo launches
[1]Lakbay Museo opened at S Maison with interactive installations and regional experiences representing locations throughout the Philippines.
- 2017
S Maison opens
[1]The upscale retail complex occupying the lower floors of the building opened in June, adding dining, shopping, cinema, gallery, and attraction uses.
- 2017
S Maison receives Prix Versailles recognition
[1]S Maison was recognized for design excellence in the Interior Spaces, South Asia and the Pacific Shopping Malls category.
- 2016
Conrad Manila opens
[1]The hotel opened on June 15 with 347 rooms and suites, becoming the first Conrad-branded hotel in the Philippines.
- 2016
Philippine Property Awards recognition
[1]The property received awards for hotel development, architectural design, and interior design at the 4th Annual Philippine Property Awards.
- 2013
SM Hotels announces Hilton agreement
[1]SM Hotels and Conventions Corporation announced an agreement with Hilton Worldwide to develop and manage Conrad Manila, then planned as a roughly 350-room hotel.
Products and positioning
Luxury waterfront hotel focused on leisure stays, business travel, meetings, conventions, dining, and destination events.
Hotel accommodation · 2016
Rooms and suites
Conrad Manila opened with 347 rooms and suites in the upper floors of the Bay City building. The accommodation offer is positioned around luxury hospitality, waterfront surroundings, access to Manila Bay views, and proximity to the SM Mall of Asia district and SMX Convention Center Manila.
Food and beverage · 2016
Restaurants and lounges
The hotel has hosted five named dining and lounge venues: China Blue by Jereme Leung, Brasserie on 3, C Lounge, Bru Coffee Bar, and Sails Pool Bar. Together they cover Chinese cuisine, all-day dining, lounge service, coffee, and poolside refreshments within the hotel's luxury hospitality proposition.
Meetings and events · 2016
Meetings and event venues
Conrad Manila provides the Artpark outdoor venue, the Harrison, Murphy, Roosevelt, and Boardroom event halls, and the Taft and Forbes ballrooms. The two ballrooms were described as having capacities of about 1,000 and 500 guests, with combined space of approximately 2,106 square meters.
Wellness and recreation · 2016
Wellness and leisure facilities
The property includes an infinity pool, a fitness center, and a spa operating around the clock. These facilities complement the hotel's accommodation, leisure, business-travel, and events offerings.
Retail and entertainment complex · 2017
S Maison
S Maison occupies the first two floors of the Conrad Manila building and contains 69 retail spaces, dining venues, galleries, visitor attractions, and a three-screen Director's Club Cinema. Its interior design by Malherbe uses a Pearl of the Orient theme with shell, pearl, and filtered-light motifs. The complex opened in June 2017.
Visitor attraction
Dessert Museum
The Dessert Museum was a themed visitor attraction in S Maison organized into eight rooms focused on sweets and desserts. It also included a souvenir shop. The available reference material identifies the attraction's operation at S Maison but does not establish its current status.
Interactive museum · 2019
Lakbay Museo
Lakbay Museo was an interactive museum that presented 14 experiences based on 11 destinations from Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. It opened at S Maison in 2019, closed there in 2022, and subsequently moved to Ayala Malls Manila Bay.
Immersive art museum · 2024
Space & Time Cube+
Space & Time Cube+ is an immersive art museum at S Maison with 20 themed attractions, including sensory games, LED tunnels, and holographic exhibits. It had a soft opening in June 2024 and an official opening in July 2024.
Brand decisions
2024
Launch Space & Time Cube+ at S MaisonProduct launchBackground
S Maison has hosted cultural, entertainment, and experiential attractions alongside its retail and dining offer.
Action taken
Space & Time Cube+ began a soft opening in June 2024 and formally opened in July with 20 immersive attractions.
Aftermath
The venue expanded the complex's experiential entertainment offer with sensory, LED, holographic, and interactive installations.
2022
Relocate Lakbay Museo from S MaisonOtherBackground
Lakbay Museo had operated at S Maison since 2019 as an interactive attraction focused on Philippine destinations and culture.
Action taken
The museum closed its S Maison site by the end of July 2022 and moved to Ayala Malls Manila Bay.
Aftermath
The attraction reopened at its new mall location in September 2022, while its status within S Maison ended.
2017
Add an upscale retail and entertainment component through S MaisonStrategyBackground
The hotel was developed within a mixed-use building connected to the Mall of Asia environment, creating an opportunity to combine hotel operations with retail, dining, and visitor attractions.
Action taken
S Maison opened on the building's first two floors with retail stores, restaurants, a three-screen cinema, galleries, and cultural attractions.
Aftermath
The building became a broader destination incorporating hospitality, shopping, food and beverage, entertainment, and rotating attractions.
2013
Enter the Philippine market through an SM-Hilton operating agreementStrategyBackground
SM Hotels and Conventions Corporation planned a new luxury hotel in Bay City and sought to operate it under Hilton's Conrad brand, bringing the brand to the Philippines for the first time.
Action taken
The parties announced an agreement in March 2013 under which the SM subsidiary would own the property and Hilton Worldwide would manage it as a Conrad hotel.
Aftermath
Conrad Manila opened in 2016 with 347 rooms and a substantial meetings, dining, and leisure offer.
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